2019-6-22 · Rhymes: -uːt Noun []. fruit (countable and uncountable, plural fruits) (see Usage notes for discussion of plural) (often in the plural) In general, a product of plant growth useful to man or animals.Specifically, a sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see next sense), even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for ...